35mhz aerial length

[richard cohen]

gents, my latest model is a Cessna 337 twin boom twin engine push/pull configuration.

normally i route my aerial straight out and down the lower fuselage and tension with elastic to the tail wheel to stop it dragging on the runway. Not possible with the new model coz of the windmill swinging at the back .  now having read the other threads i know the aerial length shoudn't be altered so my questions are twofold. 

 1. if i run the aerial across and down one of the tailbooms very little (if any) will be left to exit the model.... will this cause  reception problems ? ( i have never left an aerial inside the fuse'.)

2. if i was to fit a whip aerial to the fuselage could i shorten the rx aerial by the same length as the whip so overall length remains the same ?

 

Regards

Rich

 

 

  

[Steve W-O]

Option 1 will be fine, assuming the construction is wood.

 

Option 2 will be fine too, as long as the joints are 100% good.

[Dave Towell]

Option 1: Good as above, but dont forget to do range checks from all angles with power and without.

 

Option 2 : Good as above, used them before  with no issues as long as you have a good solid solder joint

 

Option 3: Change to 2.4 but the above is all ok.

 

[richard cohen]

cheers guys

will probably try internal aerial first and range check.  Whip aerial will be 2nd choice as it will spoil the lines of a scale build.  sorry Dave but 2.4 isn't a cost effective option - too many models running on 35mhz to afford to change lots of rx's,(plus i am tight !)